Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher tells the story of Hannah
Baker’s suicide. She has recorded cassette tapes to be delivered from person to
person (a total of 13), telling the story of what brought her to commit
suicide. The story is narrated by Clay Jensen (person #9) as we listen with him
to the tapes. This is a young adult novel about how careless and sometimes
cruel high school students can be.
I liked the way the book was structured by weaving the narrator’s
story with that in the tapes. I sometimes got confused early on, because the tape transcript is
in italics – that’s the only indication that you’re hearing Hannah’s voice and
not Clay’s. It was a compelling read,
but the timing was wrong for me – I needed something more uplifting.
Some of you might enjoy the book; I’ll bring it with me on
Monday. (Yes! It’s a print book!)
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